Where does “bien” come from?

bien (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish bien, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

bien (Ladino): good; conforming to duty; good, well

Definitions

  1. good; conforming to duty; good, well

Ancestry of “bien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbienwell
2Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
3Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
4Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
5Proto-Italicdwenosgood
6Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Italic dwenos →Every word from Old Latin duenos →